Halloween Happy Hour

The leaves are turning brown (at least they are in Canada), there is a certain coolness in the air and in the days of our forefathers, people were preparing for a visit from the souls of the dead. Yes it is holy or "Hallowed" day. To celebrate this time cherished holiday, which occurs over a holiday weekend, there will be three events. To kick it off - come to Lone Star for the usual Friday night Meetup, enjoy the Halloween decorations and get in the festive mood. On Friday there is no cover charge and costumes are optional but start thinking what you can wear when you attend Saturday or Sunday.

Robert
[masked]

WHY IT IS SUCH A GREAT HOLIDAY
Halloween has grown out of rituals of the Celts celebrating a New Year, from Medieval prayer rituals of Europeans, and from the Irish legend of Jack O'Lantern. The word "Halloween" is derived from All Hallows Eve, which occurs on November 1. The "All Hollows Day" or "All Saints Day" is an important date on the Catholic calendar, a time to observe and honor saints. People believed the souls of the dead come back to earth to visit their families or friends. People began to call November 1st as a holy or "Hallowed" day. It was to be called All Hallow's Day. Which was later shortened to what we know today as Halloween. In the 5th century BC, in Celtic Ireland, summer officially ended on October 31. This was called Samhain (pronounced sow-en) and was the Celtic New Year. The disembodied spirits of everyone who had died throughout the year would return to seek living bodies to possess for the following year. It was their afterlife or Panati. On the night of October 31, all those living used to extinguish fires in their homes and make them cold and undesirable. They also dressed in ghoulish costumes and made noisy parades as a way to discourage and frighten away these spirits. Several stories speak of Celts burning someone at the stake that was perceived to be evil or possessed, as a demonstration to those spirits. In the first century AD, Romans abandoned the sacrifice of humans in favor of burning effigies. Over the centuries, as people believed less in the supernatural, the practices became more ritualized. However people still enjoyed dressing up as: hobgoblins, ghosts, and witches. This became increasingly more ceremonial. In the 1840's, Halloween traditions were brought to America by Irish immigrants fleeing their country's potato famine.

PARKING - There is a 24 hour underground parking lot close to Lone Star at Al. Lorena 1157. It is on Lorena between Al. Ministro Rocha Azevedo and Rua Peixoto Gomide. Due to the one way streets it is best to enter to turn onto Lorena from or before Rua Peixoto Gomide.